Salon.com > wellness http://www.salon.com Fri, 04 Jan 2013 14:21:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Study: You’re probably going to break your New Year’s resolution http://www.salon.com/2013/01/02/study_youre_probably_going_to_break_your_new_years_resolution/ http://www.salon.com/2013/01/02/study_youre_probably_going_to_break_your_new_years_resolution/#comments Wed, 02 Jan 2013 23:01:00 +0000 http://www.origin.railrode.net/?p=13160253 A new year means a new start, right? According to data collected by the University of Scranton, the answer is: Not really.

Sure it's possible that you'll stick to that diet or learn a second language in 2013, it's just not probable.

A report in the university's Journal of Clinical Psychology reveals that most Americans make the same resolutions, with commitments to health, self-improvement and family ranking heavily in the top 10. And most Americans fail miserably at keeping them. How miserably? The data indicates Americans have a success rate of 8 percent when it comes to being our best selves in the new year.

But don't feel too bad: 75 percent of us keep our resolutions for at least two weeks! And two weeks on the elliptical is better than nothing.

There's always next year, right?

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